The band recorded nearly half of the album at The Tank Studio in Black Diamond, WA with Tom Pfaeffle during Spring 2009, Wild Orchid Children took a short break from recording to head out on a five-week tour. Upon returning home, the band learned that Pfaeffle, their friend and producer, was fatally wounded. After taking time to heal and collect themselves, the band headed back into the studio in February 2010, with Pfaeffle's sound engineers, determined to finish the album. The final record was later mixed by Chris Common [drummer, These Arms Are Snakes] at The Red Room in Seattle, WA.